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I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed 9 months ago. Three were impacted. There were no complications afterward, and everything healed nicely and as the dental surgeon expected. The surgeon told me that after about one month, the holes should be completely closed, and after six months the gums/sockets should look like normal, like nothing ever happened. However, still today I often get food stuck in one of the spaces where they pulled an impacted tooth. It was the hardest one to get at, so I think the "dip" that remains is still relatively deep, definitely deeper than the other three (although it is healed over and everything). So every once in a while I still end up needing to use the special syringe I got after the surgery because it is the only thing that will dislodge certains foods from that spot. It's not bad, just annoying, especially when traveling. Does anyone know... will this space eventually fill in more completely, or is it in fact finished healing and will I be stuck un-stucking things with this syringe forever?
It should be as healed as it's going to be, by now. You should go to the dentist and have him check it out. Maybe it's not really a dip - but maybe it's scar tissue that built up around the sides of it, and now feels like a dip (think of a volcano, vs. a sinkhole - both are holes, but one is up in the air and one is down under the surface). It could be a little bone loss under the surface (which happens to people whether or not they've had wisdom teeth removed), and if the dentist feels it's important enough, he'd recommend a bone grafting.
I had all four of mine removed when I was 17 and I am 40 now and have had no problems. This is a tool that I have to use sometimes for my gums and I would bet it would work great for the problem you are having. Just a couple of bucks at the drugstore and not hard to use at all. I would see the dentist as the other poster suggested...
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It should be as healed as it's going to be, by now. You should go to the dentist and have him check it out. Maybe it's not really a dip - but maybe it's scar tissue that built up around the sides of it, and now feels like a dip (think of a volcano, vs. a sinkhole - both are holes, but one is up in the air and one is down under the surface). It could be a little bone loss under the surface (which happens to people whether or not they've had wisdom teeth removed), and if the dentist feels it's important enough, he'd recommend a bone grafting.
Wondering if an implant answer would be less invasive or less painful than bone grafting. Additional implant in the other jaw may be necessary so the implant has something to push against.
I actually don't know what it feels like because it is just so far back there that I can't even get my tongue back far enough to feel it. But the dentist didn't notice anything strange about it when he last saw it. I honestly do think it's just a lower dip than the others because it was the only real problem tooth to pull. It needed extra special xrays that the other three did not need, and he knew it would be the hardest to get out without causing permanent damage. (Thankfully he did well!) I will ask about it next time I get a cleaning, which should be coming up soon.
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